Chicago’s second season is beginning this month.  Now that winter is almost over the road construction season begins.  But watch out.  This year IDOT (Illinois Department of Transportation) and the Illinois State Police will be watching you, or taking your picture.  I also understand many other states are using this practice too.

Whenever workers are in a work zone, the speed limit is 45 MPH.  Speeders beware.   Marked white photo enforcement vans are equipped with the latest in photo radar technology designed to record the speed of vehicles and to capture clear images of the driver and the license plate. Tickets are sent by certified mail to drivers within 14 business days. Under the toughened work zone speeding fines that took effect last year, first time offenders face a $375 fine; second time offenders face a $1,000 fine and the loss of their drivers license for 90 days.  Illinois averages 6,700 crashes in highway work zones every year, resulting in approximately 2,800 injuries.

So this construction season as you pass through a worksite going 70 MPH remember to smile, You’re On Candid Camera.